# Pál Schmitt

Sourced causal chain, facts and drivers.

## Dated facts

- 2012: Schmitt resigns as president over plagiarism scandal. https://factrail.ai/facts/schmitt-resigns-presidency-2012-04-02. Sources: https://hvg.hu/itthon/20120402_schmitt_elfogadtak_lemondasat, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-17586128, https://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/02/world/europe/hungary-president-resigns.
- 2012: Semmelweis University strips Schmitt of doctorate for plagiarism. https://factrail.ai/facts/schmitt-stripped-of-doctorate-2012-03-29. Sources: https://index.hu/belfold/2012/03/29/elvettek_schmitt_doktorijat/, https://semmelweis.hu/hirek/2012/03/29/visszavonta-a-szenatus-schmitt-pal-kisdoktori-cimet/, https://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/02/world/europe/hungary-president-resigns.
- 2010: Pál Schmitt elected President of Hungary. https://factrail.ai/facts/schmitt-elected-president-2010-06-29. Sources: https://www.vg.hu/kozelet/2010/06/schmitt-pal-a-koztarsasagi-elnok, https://www.origo.hu/itthon/2010/06/a-koztarsasagielnokvalasztas-eredmenye, https://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/02/world/europe/hungary-president-resigns, https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/meet-ioc-ideal-candidates-perp-walk/.

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/people/pal-schmitt